InsertThese modern, mythical, magicaltitans emerged from twentieth century comic books, but they're descended from ancient heroes - Hercules and Odysseus, the Nordic Thor, the Babylonian Gilgamesh. Why do they endure? TomSo our modern day superheroes are descended from ancient civilizations and their Gods.

Tejali Descended fromम्हणजे परंपरेने चालत आलेलं. Origins म्हणजे मूळ.

TomSo superheroesoriginate from myths of the ancient world.

JamesAhhh Tom! You just demonstrated today's language feature. You said myth – it sounds similar to one of the words the presenter used.

InsertI think with superheroes, it's essentially, at the heart of it, it's morality tales. It's exploring good and evil and the blurring of those two things and the ways that we deal with those things. And looking at social justice and human justice in a way that's sort of larger than life and colourful, but at the heart of it is essentially about right and wrong.

JamesHe gives two reasons for why we are fascinated with superheroes – firstly, they are larger than life.